People across Gedling borough are being urged to be careful as more new scams emerge.
Action Fraud, Which? and Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards constantly issue scam warnings to make people aware of the latest attempts by fraudsters to get them to part with their cash or personal details.
Here are the most recent scam warnings it has issued to people across the borough.
Amazon Prime renewal e-mail scam
A scam email is doing the rounds impersonating Amazon that tells you that your payment method is ‘no longer valid’ and your Prime Membership is about to renew.
The email sender then goes on to provide a link to a malicious website under the guise of updating this information.
This is where scammers will attempt to steal your personal and financial data.
You can report scam emails by forwarding them to report@phishing.gov.uk, websites can be reported to the National Cyber Security Centre.
Keto diet scam pill
Facebook users in the borough are being told to beware of scammers peddling keto diet pills.
This latest scam uses AI-generated images of weight-loss case studies and sends victims to a fake news website.
One of the posts says: ‘Finally I found an effective method following my friend’s recommendation! In just 20 days, my family was amazed by my transformation.’
It then instructs you to click the link in the comments so that the poster can ‘share their joy with everyone’.
The link is created using a link shortener, which disguises the true website address.
Scam text claiming to be from Three network
Which? have posted an alert about an Instagram account offering counterfeit money with claims its products are printed to ‘pass all security tests.’
The account includes a link to follow for ‘further information.’
The consumer champion says printing cash is illegal and any money you part with will most likely give you nothing in return, the scammer could also use your personal details to scam you again.
To report scam posts and accounts on Instagram, select the three dots on the right and press ‘report.’
